Educational Programs

Communication and feeding enrichment programs provide caregivers, educators and medical professionals with information to a child's current stage of development and support their emerging skills. These programs provide a knowledge base of typical developmental stages, skills and signs a child may need additional support.

Staff training and group education available online or on site in the Western North Carolina region. If your organization is looking for a specific topic not listed, please contact Jenna for additional programs.

Baby Talk: Building Communication Foundations from Birth Through Early Toddlerhood

Designed for caregivers interested in baby's communication skill development through early toddlerhood. Learn to identify communication opportunities, use research based strategies to support growth, and empower your tiny human with connection!

Hey Baby! Cultivating Communication with Curiosity & Play

Learn to identify baby's emerging temperamental traits, gain tools to navigate with them through their moods and use research based strategies to create playful opportunities to support baby's communication development, and lifelong skills!

Nourish: Introducing Baby to Feeding, Eating & Family Meals

Empowering caregivers with information on transitioning infants to solid foods balancing safety concerns with practical information to establish positive mealtime experiences to support lifelong positive relationships with food and the family table.

Communication Foundations & Cultivating Communication

Designed for educators and caregivers of babies interested in learning about communication skill development from birth through early toddlerhood. Succinct information on communication development, behavior vs. communication, red flags, relevant research and a few easy to use strategies to add to your tool box! This program can be modified to fit your program or personal needs, or is available as on demand online courses, Baby Talk and Hey Baby!

For further support in using responsive communication strategies as your baby grows, individualized or small group coaching is available to supplement this program.

Nourish: Introducing Baby to Feeding, Eating & Healthy Relationships with Food

This program is designed to expand caregivers' knowledge and confidence in transitioning their baby to solid foods. It is divided into two parts to comprehensively address feeding development and best practices to support healthy relationships with food, and around mealtimes. The program is designed to be taken together, but can be taken individually based on your interest and goals. See below for further details on Part 1 and Part 2.

This program is for informational purposes, and is not meant to be a substitute for recommendations from your child's pediatrician or other healthcare providers. If you have concerns regarding your child's feeding or swallowing please reach out to your pediatrician.